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Hello folks,
I figure everyone should get a bit of a chuckle out of this project. My sister recently moved into a new apartment and for whatever strange reason she had somehow acquired a six foot long piece of bowling alley. Normally I would have just pitched it in the trash, but the grain caught my eye, birdseye! Upon further inspection it was a mix of birdseye, curly maple, regular maple and white oak. So it was acquired, and quickly moved home.
Upon closer inspection I notice a few things…
First off it is nailed, and screwed through with stretchers going across. Hmm, this may be interesting. Well, nothing to do but dive in!
It worked, if by diving in I meant s...